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QT2006
QT2006 Posts: 460 Forumite
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Hiya guys

Apparently there is a way that you can convert adobe into word...can anyone help with that...

And for any student here, does anyone know of a good program that you can use to help you do referencing for a dissertation project.

Thanks in advance

QT

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  • bat999
    bat999 Posts: 1,947 Forumite
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    Hi
    It's simple to convert from word to pdf.
    But it's more difficult going the other way.

    If it's just a text pdf you can select the text and copy and paste into word.
    If it's mixed text and graphics, or if the security is set to not allow copying then it gets complicated.

    Perhaps there will be other suggestions later.
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  • GreenNotM
    GreenNotM Posts: 1,087 Forumite
    QT2006 wrote: »
    Hiya guys

    1 / Apparently there is a way that you can convert adobe into word...can anyone help with that...

    2 / And for any student here, does anyone know of a good program that you can use to help you do referencing for a dissertation project.

    Thanks in advance

    QT
    1 / copy and paste


    2 / MS Word see http://www.lib.umich.edu/exploratory/pdfs/Word_Dissertation.pdf
    MIT wrote:

    With Word, you can insert footnotes or endnotes as needed.
    1. Place your cursor where the footnote/endnote should be.

    2. Go to the [FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Insert [/FONT]menu, choose [FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Reference[/FONT], then choose [FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Footnote [/FONT](on the Mac, choose [FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Footnote… [/FONT]from the [FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Insert [/FONT]menu). The Footnote and Endnote dialog box will appear.
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  • GreenNotM
    GreenNotM Posts: 1,087 Forumite
    bat999 wrote: »
    Hi
    If it's just a text pdf you can select the text and copy and paste into word.
    .
    :cool:


    :beer: Snap ...
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  • QT2006
    QT2006 Posts: 460 Forumite
    Hey thanks guys...erm, but it doesn't work as I though, I kinda mean, changing a pdf file, into a doc file so that I can edit it!
  • fas3robinj
    fas3robinj Posts: 124 Forumite
    Probably the most straightforward way is to use Adobe Acrobat (not Acrobate Reader). Then you just select "save as - word document".

    Failing that there are lots of 'PDF to Word' converters on the internet (some of them free). Just search using google.

    Microsoft even suggest using third party converters http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA011683331033.aspx
  • QT2006
    QT2006 Posts: 460 Forumite
    Thank you! :)
  • primeramikey
    primeramikey Posts: 100 Forumite
    to convert from a pdf to a .doc ( word file ) try this site..

    its free and its work very well for a lot of document conversions..

    http://www.zamzar.com/

    and here you can get a list of formats to convert from and to..
    http://www.zamzar.com/conversionTypes.php

    usually takes about 5 mins for the converted file to be sent to your email address

    hope this helps

    MIkey
  • andyrules
    andyrules Posts: 3,558 Forumite
    I just used the zamzar software linked by primeramikey, great, they sent me the converted file but I can't add text to it (it's a form). It's in rtf so i saved a copy to .doc, but still can't write on it. What did I do wrong? Can anyone help please?
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